<sh>Community Service Day Planned
<bt>Members of the Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Muslim communities from Reston and Herndon will hold the annual Works Sunday event on Aug. 15. The day will be filled with 13 "action projects," including providing maintenance to group homes for adults with mental retardation, collecting food for Reston Interfaith's food pantry, making bag lunches for the Embry Rucker Community Shelter and cleaning up trash along the W&OD Trail. Volunteers will also feature five "donation projects," in which items will be donated to the Fairfax County Abused Women's Shelter, the Rucker shelter, the Herndon Neighborhood Resource Center, the Laurel Learning Center and the Zaccheus Community Kitchen in Washington, D.C.
<sh>Fun Night to Benefit Nature House
<bt>Reston Chic-fil-A is sponsoring a family fun night next Tuesday, with 10 percent of the proceeds going toward construction of Reston Association's new Nature House. The year-round nature education center, which will be located at the existing Walker Nature Education Center site on Glade Drive, is in need of extra funds because RA decided to make the building more environmentally-friendly, though consequently it has become slightly more expensive. The family fun night will be held at the Reston Chick-fil-A at 12160 Sunset Hills Road. The event will also feature a fire truck from one of Reston's fire stations and finger printing kits, courtesy of the Reston district Crime Prevention Office.
<cl>Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins
<sh>Hudgins Given Humanitarian Award
<bt>Fairfax County Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) was awarded the Humanitarian of the Year Award by the Arc of Northern Virginia, a non-profit advocate for citizens with cognitive, intellectual and developmental disabilities. "The Arc is an essential part of our community. Their advocacy brings a strong voice to the disability community," Hudgins said. She was recognized for her longtime support of Fairfax County services for people with disabilities. In addition to Hudgins, 14 teachers from Arlington and Fairfax County received awards for their service to people living with mental disabilities.
<sh>Grocery Store Offers Online Shopping
<bt>The Reston Harris Teeter grocery store, located at the Spectrum Center, has started offering online grocery shopping. The new service allows customers to select and purchase their groceries at a website, and Harris Teeter workers ready the groceries within a few minutes for the customer to pick up. "With the increased time constraints we all face today, online shopping offers consumers a quick, easy way to buy groceries," said Harris Teeter President Fred Morganthall in a press release. To use the new service, go to www.mywebgrocer.com.
<sh>Calendar
<lst>Reston Association Board of Directors Informal Meeting. Thursday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. at RA main offices at 1930 Isaac Newton Sq.
Reston Association Board of Directors Regular Meeting. Thursday, July 22 at 7 p.m. at RA main offices at 1930 Isaac Newton Sq.
Reston Community Center Community Relations Committee Meeting. Monday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. at RCC-Hunters Woods.
Reston Community Center Program/Policy Committee Meeting. Monday, Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. at RCC-Hunters Woods.
Reston Community Center Finance Committee Meeting. Monday, Aug. 16 at 9 p.m. at RCC-Hunters Woods.
Reston Community Center Preference Poll Committee Meeting. Monday, Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. at RCC-Hunters Woods.